Poly(dimethylsiloxane) as Passive Sampler Material for Hydrophobic Chemicals: Effect of Chemical Properties and Sampler Characteristics on Partitioning and Equilibration Times
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Abstract
Information about sampling rates and equilibration times of passive samplers is essential in their calibration in field monitoring studies as well as sorption studies. The kinetics of a sampler depends on the distribution coefficient between the sampler material and aqueous phase and the exchange rates of chemicals between these phases. In this study, the elimination kinetics of four poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) passive samplers with different surface-volume ratios are compared. The samplers were loaded with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) that cover a broad range of hydrophobicities. The surface-volume ratios of the samplers could largely explain the observed kinetics. Furthermore, a simple diffusion-based model illustrates that the exchange of chemicals was limited by diffusion through the aqueous diffusion layer surrounding the sampler. On the basis of this simple diffusion model, equilibration times are predicted for organic chemicals that vary in hydrophobicity and samplers with different dimensions and polymeric phases. This information is of importance in the selection of a passive sampler for a specific purpose.
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